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taaLam: mishra cApu
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language:

pallavi

Ananda pUrNa bOdhO(a)haM saccidAnanda pUrNa bOdhO(a)haM SivO(a)ham

caraNam 1

sarvAtma carO(a)haM parinirvANa nirguNa nikhilAtmakO(a)ham
gIrvANa varyAnatO(a)haM kAma garva nirvApaNa dhIratarO(a)ham

caraNam 2

satya svarUpAparO(a)haM vara Srutyanta bOdhita sukha sAgarO(a)ham
pratyag-abhinna parO(a)haM Suddha mantu rahita mAyAtItO(a)ham

caraNam 3

avabOdha rasa sAgarO(a)haM vyOma pavanAdi panca bhUtAti dUrO(a)ham
kavivara saMsEvyO(a)haM ghOra bhava sindhu tAraka parama sUkshmO(a)ham

caraNam 4

bAdhita guNa kalanO(a)haM buddha SOdhita samarasa paramAtmAham
sAdhana jAtAtItO(a)haM nirupAdhika niHsIma bhUmAnandO(a)ham

caraNam 5

niravayavO(a)haM ajO(a)haM nirupama mahimani nihita mahitO(a)ham
niravadhi sattva ghanO(a)haM dhIra parama SivEndra SrIguru bOdhitO(a)ham

Meaning:

pallavi

Ananda pUrNa bOdhaH aham - I am one whose consciousness is filled with bliss,
saccidAnanda pUrNa bOdhaH aham - I am one whose awareness is filled with the bliss of existence and consciousness;
SivaH aham - I am Shiva, the auspicious;

caraNam 1

sarvAtma caraH aham - I pervade everything, as the self;
parinirvANa nirguNa - the totally extinguished, (hence) attribute-less,
nikhilAtmakaH aham - I am the self in everything;
gIrvANa varya AnataH aham - I am saluted by the best of Devas;
kAma garva nirvApaNa dhIrataraH aham - I am the immensely courageous one who annihilates the pride of Cupid;

caraNam 2

satya svarUpa aparaH aham - I am undifferentiated from the embodiment of truth;
sukha sAgaraH aham - I am the ocean of bliss;
vara Srutyanta bOdhita - announced by the great Upanishads (concluding sections of the Vedas),
pratyag abhinna paraH aham - I am the undivided great one within;
Suddha mantu rahita - pure and blemish-less,
mAyAtItaH aham - I transcend Maya (delusion);

caraNam 3

avabOdha rasa sAgaraH aham - I am the ocean of the bliss of awareness;
vyOma pavanAdi panca bhUta atidUraH aham - I am very far removed from five elements such as sky and wind;
kavivara samsEvyaH aham - I am served and worshipped by the most eminent among poets and wise people;
parama sUkshmaH aham - I am extremely subtle and precise,
ghOra bhava sindhu tAraka - (hence) causing the crossing of the terrible ocean of worldly existence;

caraNam 4

bAdhita guNa kalanaH aham - I am one who has removed (both) virtues and defects;
paramAtmA aham - I am the Supreme Being,
buddha Sodhita samarasa - awakened, pure and seeing everything as equal;
sAdhana jAtAtItaH aham - I am beyond the set of instruments or means;
nirupAdhika niHsIma bhUmAnandaH aham - I am filled with bliss that is abundant, boundless and devoid of limiting conditions;

caraNam 5

niravayavaH aham - I am whole, without components;
ajaH aham - I am unborn;
mahitaH aham - I am esteemed,
nirupama mahimani nihita - (due to being) established in incomparable grandeur;
niravadhi sattva ghanaH aham - I am completely the infinite existence;
dhIra parama SivEndra SrIguru bOdhitaH aham - I am enlightened by the (grace of) the tranquil, self-possessed Guru Sri Paramashivendra Sarasvati.

Note:

'kAma garva nirvApaNa dhIrataraH aham' can also mean “I am the immensely courageous one who annihilates pride and desire.”

Meaning reprinted from here with permission.

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.